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Is It Necessary To Have A Thyroid Scan For A 4 Year Old Diagnosed With Thyroid ?

hai sir, ihave a4yrs old girl child through me she got thyroid and put on medication from with in a week i have been follwing the odctor advise and giving 12.5mgcgthyronorm,right now latest result shows her ( TSH 9.67) with medication followed ,iam worried&her pediatrician prescribed me to do thyroid scan,ilike to is it necessary ? whether i have to find children endocrinologist iam new to bLR,wat next?
Tue, 24 Jul 2012
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this seems to be fine
the level will decrease gradually
there is no worries but just routine scan to roule out anything else but not likely to come any other thing
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Is It Necessary To Have A Thyroid Scan For A 4 Year Old Diagnosed With Thyroid ?

this seems to be fine the level will decrease gradually there is no worries but just routine scan to roule out anything else but not likely to come any other thing